Farewell to the Land (1982)

4.9/10 134 min Drama

Overview

Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two young sons, whose names he has had tattooed on his back in penance, and locked in a sibling rivalry with his traditional but urbane younger brother who lives in Tokyo, Yukio has become an amphetamine-addicted loner at odds with his family, friends and colleagues.

Cast

Jinpachi Nezu

Yukio Yamazawa

Kumiko Akiyoshi

Junko

Jirô Chiba

Akihiko Yamazawa

Miyako Yamaguchi

Fumie Yamazawa

Kazuko Shirakawa

Prayer

Keizo Kanie

Daijin

Gō Awazu

Driver

Sumiko Hidaka

Ine Yamazawa

Yudai Ishiyama

Manager

Nenji Kobayashi

Farmer

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Takejiro Yamazawa

Seiji Matsuyama

Fumie's brother

Yūichi Minato

Office worker

Aoi Nakajima

Fumiko

Rei Okamoto

Taiwanese woman

Kōen Okumura

Sumie Sasaki

Junko's mother

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